Galavis - who grew up in Venezuela - was named as the next Bachelor on The Bachelorette: After The Final Rose on Monday (August 5) but Harrison denied claims that he was chosen because of his ethnicity.

"I'm glad he's Latino, but [we didn't] aim to pick a Latino bachelor or an African-American bachelor," he told TV Guide. "We just wanted to pick the best one, and we picked the best one.

"I'm glad it happened naturally, because we picked the best person for the job and he also happens to be a minority."

Harrison added that "there's not much of a language barrier" with Galavis, saying: "Maybe we'll need subtitles every now and then when he gets excited and talks fast."

The host, who noted how popular Galavis was with Bachelorette fans, suggested that he "wears his heart on his sleeve" and is "a regular guy".

"He's not a soundbite machine, and you're not going to feel like he's saying the right thing at the right time," Harrison added.